National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Structural and Advanced Ceramics
Areas of Interest
  • Processing and Characterization of Ceramics, Structural Ceramics, Ceramic Adsorbents.

Sunipa Bhattacharyya Associate Professor

Ceramic Engineering

bhattacharyyas@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2213

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PATENTS / COPYRIGHTS

37

PUBLICATIONS

2

SPONSORED PROJECTS

6

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Sunipa Bhattacharyya

Associate Professor

Ceramic Engineering

Room Number: CR-238

Department of Ceramic Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

Ph.D. (Jadavpur University)

Fabrication of granule-shaped porous clay adsorbent for mitigating heavy metal ions from contaminated water Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored
Synthesis of surface modified ceramic absorbrnt for deflurination of drinking water SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

A. K. Yadav, S. Bhattacharyya, and R. Sarkar,"Granule-shaped gamma-alumina adsorbents for the mitigation of excess fluoride ions from groundwater",IN 466660, Granted to NIT Rourkela, 2023       << Patent >>

Total Publications: 37

S. R. Satpathy and S. Bhattacharyya,"Adsorptive dye removal using clay-based geopolymer: effect of activation conditions on geopolymerization and removal efficiency", Materials Science and Engineering: B, vol.319, pp.118348, Elsevier 2025, 10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118348       Article

A. K. Yadav, B. Kumar, R. M. Prasad, and S. Bhattacharyya,"A novel method of preparing high surface area porous gamma alumina granules from kaolin", Microporous and Mesoporous materials, vol.395, pp.113697, Elsevier 2025, 10.1016/j.micromeso.2025.113697       Article

A. K. Yadav, P. Ekka, E. Patel, and S. Bhattacharyya,"Recycling of fly ash and waste glass to fabricate environment friendly fly ash bricks", Glass Physics and Chemistry, vol.50, no.6, pp.674-680, Springer 2024, 10.1134/S1087659623600874       Article

B. Baruah, S. Bhattacharyya, and R. Sarkar,"Synthesis of magnesium aluminate spinel—An overview", International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, vol.20, no.3, pp.1331 - 1349, John Wiley & Sons, May 2023, 10.1111/ijac.14309       Article

P. S. Behera and S. Bhattacharyya,"Microstructural, mechanical and phase formation behaviour of sintered mullite prepared from kaolinite and reactive alumina: effect of La2O3", Bulletin of Material Science, Springer, July 2022, 10.1007/s12034-022-02684-7       Article

  • CR218 : Introduction to Ceramics {Theory}
  • CR219 : Introduction to Ceramics {Theory}
  • CR231 : Properties of Ceramic Raw Materials {Theory}
  • CR2408 : Fuels and Furnace Technology {Theory}
  • CR248 : Fuels, Furnace and Stoichiometry     {Theory}
  • CR322 : Fuel and Furnace Technology {Theory}
  • CR3411 : Fuel Furnace Technology {Theory}
  • CR611 : Testing and Characterization {Theory}
  • CR6131 : Testing and Characterization {Theory}
  • CR614 : Advanced Structural Ceramics {Theory}
  • CR624 : Advanced Glasses {Theory}
  • CR6433 : Cellular Ceramics {Theory}
  • CR663 : Testing and Ceramic Characterization {Theory}
  • CR2410 : Chemical Analysis Laboratory {Practical}
  • CR2471 : Chemical Analysis Laboratory {Practical}
  • CR271 : Chemical Analysis Laboratory {Practical}
  • CR271 : Raw Materials Analysis Laboratory {Practical}
  • CR474 : Ceramic Powder Synthesis Project {Practical}
  • CR6173 : Testing and Characterization Laboratory {Practical}
  • CR672 : Refractory Laboratory {Practical}
  • CR674 : Advanced Refractory Laboratory {Practical}
  • CR674 : Process Ceramics Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [5]
Effect of Rare-earth Oxides on the Formation, Densification and Property Development of Magnesium Aluminate Spinel Prepared from Different Oxide Reactants in a Single-stage Firing process
Biswajit Baruah
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  May 2024
Co-Supervisor
Development of Granular Porous Alumina Adsorbents using Kaolin for the Mitigation of Excess Fluoride Ions from Aqueous System
Amit Kumar Yadav
Enrolled: Jul 2016
Graduated :  Dec 2022
Supervisor
Studies on the Synthesis and Utilization of Fine Alumina Powder for the Fabrication of Sintered Mullite Ceramic
Pallavi Suhasinee Behera
Enrolled: Jul 2014
Graduated :  Dec 2022
Supervisor
Ceramic Engineering
Susant Mohapatra
Enrolled: Jan 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Porous Ceramics
Sourav Ranjan Satpathy
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
Executive Ph.DFabrication and characterization of clay-based ceramics
Khodidas Govindbhai Kundariya
Enrolled: Feb 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [1]
Mullite Ceramic from Diphasic Precursor Powder
Rupali Singh
Graduated :  Dec 2015
Supervisor